The thing with em dashes is that most keyboards I’m aware of don’t have dedicated em dash keys, and most text input on the web won’t parse a double hyphen into an em dash the way word processors do. Ironically, Lemmy’s markdown parser does exactly that. – —. I suspect it’s based on or connected with Pandoc’s markdown parser, since how you enter collapsable spoiler blocks is identical to Pandoc’s div block notation

::: spoiler some text
Hello world
:::

Maybe

No. In my experience AI is great at stringing words together. If you look at individual sentences, they’ll sound perfectly reasonable, but the next sentence or paragraph won’t quite line up with the ones around it.

The dreaded em dash is probably the stereotypical tell you’re dealing with an AI. No keyboard I’m aware of has a way of inputting it natively, and most text entry forms on the web won’t automatically parse a double hyphen (--) into one, which is frequently how word processors do it. Ironically I literally just found out by previewing this post that Lemmy’s markdown parser does do exactly that. I think uses or is related to Pandoc, given the syntax for collapsed spoiler blocks is identical to Pandoc’s div syntax.

Here’s an example of a Reddit comment likely generated by an AI. Another tell is that it will hallucinate things that the OP never said. It talks about legal claims, for example, but the OP never mentions the language in question carrying legal weight.

Reddit alternatives seem to attract people who were banned from Reddit. I think that explains a lot about the general vibe on here. I was never on Voat but I’m aware of its reputation, and a lot of the time Lemmy feels like how I imagine Voat was, same personalities, different politics.

Handheld two-way radios, apparently

So IT guys are antennas.

Already do that via a custom domain and SimpleLogin/Proton.

Reject TV. Return to monitor. Yeah monitors don’t come in the same sizes as TVs, but if you just want something that shows you whatever you feed its video ports without any bloat than a monitor works great.

Nothing pops a vein quite like companies acting like a one-time expense should be a monthly fee. Paying monthly for heated seats in certain cars is where I first heard of this. They already put the hardware in the car. I guarantee they already charged you for the parts and labor to put in those heated seats when you bought the vehicle. No way they’re losing money on it in the hopes you start paying them.

But I’ll get off my owner’s rights soapbox now.

I’ll have to try that smart plug idea. I have some heavy duty Z-wave plugs I used for Christmas decorations last year and that would work great for the fridge.

For those who are saying I shouldn’t have bought these half-baked smart appliances, I agree. But I wasn’t always this aware of the privacy issues involved. The washer and dryer were purchased before I grasped how problematic cloud-connected always online IoT devices are, and as mentioned in the OP the ability to tell me when my laundry was done seemed like a genuinely useful feature. In the case of the fridge it was an emergency replacement and we took what fit the preexisting niche in our kitchen, and the complete lack of output on the fridge itself necessitated the app.

Washer dryer and fridge are TCP only

And some lore for the curious

Background: I just got my first printer (Bambu Lab A1 mini) last year. I am also not an engineer and, like you, don’t want the printer itself to be the hobby.

Based on my experience, and what I’ve seen others say online, Bambu Lab is still the king of “it just works”. If you’re not as ideologically motivated by right to own as I am, I’d say go with Bambu.

While I have zero experience with the company, Prusa seems to be the most consumer friendly, though they have their own issues. If I buy a second printer, it’s likely going to be the Prusa Core One.

Thanks. Not sure if this is what you meant. The shape is distinct but the colors are similar. My avatar is from a worldbuilding project I work on as a hobby.

I forgot about dev mode. How does that compare to pre-enshittified firmware?

I’m definitely an “it just works” guy, and I am by no means an engineer. For me the printing is the hobby, not the printer.

Multimaterial would be good, but only if it doesn’t have to purge between colors. I bought the AMS lite along with the mini, and while it’s convenient when I want to print something in a different color, only having one nozzle means a truly multi-color print takes orders of magnitude longer to finish unless the print itself is completely designed around the limitations of the single-nozzle setup. Having said that, if the MMS can also act as dry storage that would be a plus even if I primarily use one filament per print.

It’s less about specific build volume and more what I can fit into the existing space while providing more build volume than the Mini’s 7x7x7 inches. I’d say the overall footprint of the printer has to be less than 60 cm on a side, since the table my current printer is on is 60 cm deep.

Enclosure is also a must-have.

I was going to say about 10x10x10 inches, but after recalculating the dimensions of the latest thing I’m making (a pill bottle organizer) I may be able to squeeze it onto the mini, so the thing that prompted this post may be a non issue, at least for now. Continued suggestions are welcome though.

What exactly does the mini do that makes it worth keeping if I get a larger printer? I’m not sure I can justify owning more than one.

I imagine adopting an already senior dog can be hard. It certainly would be for me. My condolences for your loss. I’m slowly coming to terms.